Legal Articles

We are frequent contributors to continuing legal education programs and legal journals on evidence, medical malpractice, personal injury, and law office management. Some of our articles relating to personal injury law are reprinted here. We hope you find them useful.

City of Newton May Be Liable for Injuries Caused by Falling Tree. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) has rejected an appeal by the City of Newton which attempted to claim an exemption from liability for personal injuries suffered by a softball player on one of its fields. The City claimed it was exempt from liability under the Recreational Use Statute, but the court ruled the statute did not apply.

Tort and Insurance Law Update -- 2005, by David W. White and Heather Engman (2006). This article summarizes all of the important personal injury and medical malpractice cases from the state courts for the year 2005.

Handling Anesthesia Malpractice Cases, by David W. White (2005). This article discusses many of the general principles of the handling of medical malpractice cases arising from anesthesia malpractice.

Tort and Insurance Law Update--2004, by David W. White. This article summarizes all of the important personal injury and medical malpractice cases from the state courts for the year 2004.

Life After Lazaris and Furtado. By David White. January 1999. This article discusses two recent G.L. c. 93A and c. 176D cases, which reverse the rule in Thaler, which had required insurance companies to settle personal injury claims for policy limits without a release when liability was not disputed and the damages exceeded the policy limits.